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Windows 7: google and yt accts taken control of - ideas?

Hi. My youtube and google accts have been hacked and taken control of. I can not log in, and my vids that used to have my name now have someone else's name. I don't even know where to begin here. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

have you tried using forgotten password feature, so that new password is sent to your registered mobile number ? (hoping hackers haven't changed your contact number on account). I personally know of a few of my friends who ever able to recover using this step.

google and yt accts taken control of - ideas?

User Account Control - Preventing Google Chrome InstallAs an administrator, I have User Account Control set to "always notify" in Windows 7, but one of my kids (standard user) can still install Google Chrome. Shouldn't this require the administrator password?
Also, UAC does not seem to limit a standard user's ability to Uninstall Programs. Is...

General Discussion

my yahoo accts have been hacked :(I changed my passwords for 13 email accts and found that on one of my sub yahoo accts were accessed by:
83.8.152.186
whois states:
The IP address 83.8.152.0 was found near Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie located in Poland
how can I find out who the F... this is?
I'm ready to buy the...

System Security

Problems with IE8 and IE9 beta only on standard accts.So I have been having some issues with IE9 beta,
:mad:
So I am back on IE8 for now, but with either browser in my standard account(s)
*I created a new standard account to see if it would stop the following issue*
A few of days ago Vimeo videos worked fine on this site, now I am...

Browsers & Mail

Really! need nuts-bolts-low-down on creating new user acctsI am/have tried to create a new user account, specifically to take the place of a suspected corrupt user account (per MS Moderator posts re Excel not responding repeatedly when copying). I have looked around the web, MS support sites, and read posts all over a couple of forums and am trying to get...

General Discussion

Admin apps in std accts AT LOGON (TS doesn't work)I have a couple of low-level apps that should be started on logon, stay on the system tray, and require admin privileges. The most important of them is NextSensor: my processor tends to overheat, especially in summer (which is now starting here in the Southern Hemisphere and is predicted to be...